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In this country and the UK theatres are simply defined as workplaces and all health and safety rules apply. There is equally no difference between students and employees and volunteers and amateurs are covered as well, which makes our insurance world a crazy place.
There are specific pieces of the regulations written for theatres and there are some interesting gaps. For example to rig flying scenery you need a ticket (certificate style qualification) as a rigger but here in SA you need no qualification to run a fly system once someone else has rigged it. And I believe you need no qualification to de rig.
Many of the genie style lifts require a course before you are allowed to use them. That suits me I am a designer who prefers not to focus.
Anyway ...
There are specific pieces of the regulations written for theatres and there are some interesting gaps. For example to rig flying scenery you need a ticket (certificate style qualification) as a rigger but here in SA you need no qualification to run a fly system once someone else has rigged it. And I believe you need no qualification to de rig.
Many of the genie style lifts require a course before you are allowed to use them. That suits me I am a designer who prefers not to focus.
Anyway ...